Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wargatrewą
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*wargatrewą n
- gallows; (literally) outlaw-tree, a place where criminals are hanged
- Synonyms: *galgatrewą, *galgô
Inflection
[edit]neuter a-stemDeclension of *wargatrewą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wargatrewą | *wargatrewō | |
vocative | *wargatrewą | *wargatrewō | |
accusative | *wargatrewą | *wargatrewō | |
genitive | *wargatrewas, *wargatriwis | *wargatrewǫ̂ | |
dative | *wargatrewai | *wargatrewamaz | |
instrumental | *wargatrewō | *wargatrewamiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: weargtrēow
- Old Saxon: waragtreo
- Old Norse: vargtré
References
[edit]- Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*warʒa-trewan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 448